guitar_art Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Birmingham for one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 11:05 PM, CountyGround said: If the Rebels are running home meetings on Wednesdays in 2019 I hope can we have consistent weekly home meetings. If there's a conflict with other Wednesday tracks not allowing this to happen then start the season with a few Saturday home fixtures to alleviate the problem, or is that a too simple solution? There isn't enough fixtures for weekly meetings. If you started the season on the first week in April then your season would be over by the end of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee jay Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) On 12/29/2018 at 2:48 PM, Racin Jason 72 said: Are Somerset reverting back to a Friday night race night or keeping with Wednesday evenings. Are you allowed to race on sat nights as I would have thought the traffic would be better and you might attract the holiday makers who normally travel on a Friday i thought i read in the s/star about 2 yrs ago now that they had gone to the trouble of meeting with the council about saturdays and curfews etc and had made a big announcement that they had been granted just one saturday meeting per season , although i don't think they've used it yet . if i didn't dream this it certainly means saturday isn't an option. Edited January 7, 2019 by gee jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sings4Speedway Posted January 7, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 22 hours ago, Najjer said: There isn't enough fixtures for weekly meetings. If you started the season on the first week in April then your season would be over by the end of July. That sounds terrible imagine regular speedway on regular nights during the summer, even worse if it was first week of May until end of August, all those dreadful nice warm evenings with reduced threat of rain and the whole of September reserved for Play Offs, Cup finals etc. Thankfully everyone will see sense and run erratically, enjoy the Easter weekend washout and embrace the rush of fixtures before the cut off dates / freezing their toes off watching the season wimper out in late October. 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 8:42 AM, Sings4Speedway said: That sounds terrible imagine regular speedway on regular nights during the summer, even worse if it was first week of May until end of August, all those dreadful nice warm evenings with reduced threat of rain and the whole of September reserved for Play Offs, Cup finals etc. Thankfully everyone will see sense and run erratically, enjoy the Easter weekend washout and embrace the rush of fixtures before the cut off dates / freezing their toes off watching the season wimper out in late October. Very funny post! but seriously is it sad (even alarming) when posters on this forum look to have far more idea how to run U.K. speedway than the B.S.P.A.? May-be they (BSPA) could get Mike Atkins to give them a few pointers he's a man that knows everything....(joke) Any news on the Rebels front. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Bradley Wilson Dean With the sad demise of Workington where will BWD now ride in the Championship? Most Rebels supporters would welcome him back @ the Oaktree.......... over to you Gary May. Edited January 14, 2019 by Ghosty Grammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 At least one more less fixture in the fixture list again too - Less meetings than ever now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idh Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Ghosty said: Bradley Wilson Dean With the sad demise of Workington where will BWD now ride in the Championship? Most Rebels supporters would welcome him back @ the Oaktree.......... over to you Gary May. i think you will find BWD was offered a contract By GM but BWD turned it down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Skid Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Not a very smart move, at least you know you will get paid at Somerset, looking at Comets financial situation, the alarm bells should have been ringing, at least there will be some Riders going cheap now, looking for a Team place. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 but it is unfair on the lads that you then let go. All teams are sorted now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 minute ago, IronScorpion said: but it is unfair on the lads that you then let go. All teams are sorted now. Honestly When has Speedway ever been fair? Regards THJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Probably going too far back to remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filth Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 4:09 AM, idh said: i think you will find BWD was offered a contract By GM but BWD turned it down. Yes but what was he offered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idh Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 34 minutes ago, Dw53 said: Yes but what was he offered... Being paid on time and a regular income (albeit for the season) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Dw53 said: Yes but what was he offered... That the green isn't always greener on the other side? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttons Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Dw53 said: Yes but what was he offered... Obviously a better deal than Somerset offered !!, and there you have it, a team pleading poverty which proved correct in the end as they withdrew from the league, and yet offering more than Somerset did. Clubs need to be sensible with their deals, with tracks folding. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Buttons said: Obviously a better deal than Somerset offered !!, and there you have it, a team pleading poverty which proved correct in the end as they withdrew from the league, and yet offering more than Somerset did. Clubs need to be sensible with their deals, with tracks folding. Absolutely spot on again. Rightly or wrongly, Somerset obviously set a limit they were prepared to pay certain riders and on at least 2 occasions that is known of in the public domain were outbid by Redcar and Workington - both of which were wanting a 36.00 points limit as oppose to a higher 40.00+. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew2 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Najjer said: Absolutely spot on again. Rightly or wrongly, Somerset obviously set a limit they were prepared to pay certain riders and on at least 2 occasions that is known of in the public domain were outbid by Redcar and Workington - both of which were wanting a 36.00 points limit as oppose to a higher 40.00+. The management have said they would prefer not to be in this League ideally but needs must and to allow speedway to continue at Somerset this was what they had to do. Again they have set their financial limits and fair play to sticking to them. People seem to think that Bomber is on silly money but I reckon (don't know for sure) he has probably taken a lower deal that sees him going to get paid promptly for the meetings he races, unlike the situation he encountered at another track last year it seems. i just hope other poverty pleading teams don't follow Workington's demise as hate to see any track close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Najjer said: Absolutely spot on again. Rightly or wrongly, Somerset obviously set a limit they were prepared to pay certain riders and on at least 2 occasions that is known of in the public domain were outbid by Redcar and Workington - both of which were wanting a 36.00 points limit as oppose to a higher 40.00+. Honestly There was very little difference in the deals offered BWD just wanted to try a different track... he had a short spell at Worky at the start of last season filling in for an injured Mason Campton... he said then that he would like to come back if the opportunity arose... it did and he was good to his word... just backfired slightly with Worky having to "ice" their licence... but you can't blame the guy or your promotion if he wants to try his hand at another track... Regards THJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Honestly There was very little difference in the deals offered BWD just wanted to try a different track... he had a short spell at Worky at the start of last season filling in for an injured Mason Campton... he said then that he would like to come back if the opportunity arose... it did and he was good to his word... just backfired slightly with Worky having to "ice" their licence... but you can't blame the guy or your promotion if he wants to try his hand at another track... Regards THJ Workington outbidding Somerset with money they clearly didn't have is both foolish and idiotic. Work within your means! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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